Now It Is The Horse’s Idea To Load In The Trailer   Now that I have some basic communication and the horse is looking toward the trailer or into it, it is time to think about loading the horse … Read More

  Using Communication to Change the Horse’s Perception   When you can send your horse to the left and to the right on a subtle cue and without taking the slack out of your rope, you have a tool to … Read More

  Building Communication   Trailer loading success all depends on your preparation. Before I approach the trailer I want to be able to send the horse to the left and to the right with out taking slack out of the … Read More

  Recognizing When Your Horse Is Ready To Load In The Trailer   I am going to share the first of four steps that changed trailer loading for me forever. In 23 years of starting colts, I have never had … Read More

In the winter of 2004, I had help from Bryan Neubert starting 6 colts.  By the third day of work we had named one of them ‘Pinner” because he always had his ears pinned back when we would catch and … Read More

  This was my third ride in the hills on Remington, a 4 year old mustang.  I had 100 days to gentle, train and prepare him to compete in the 100 Day Mega Mustang Challenge in Heber City, Utah in … Read More

1994 was the first year I started riding colts for the public.  One horse I rode that spring was a Tennessee Walker named Kakaya.  He belonged to the forest service and was one they had used for years.  They just … Read More